Caption

Jug, Cypriot pottery, Base Ring Ware I. Jug with an echinus-shaped foot; a biconical, slightly rounded belly; a high, narrow neck terminating in a funnel-shaped, flared spout. The neck is set at a slight inclination from the plane of the foot. A ribbon-shaped handle is mounted two-thirds up the neck and to the body; at the neck it merges into a double applied ring surrounding the neck. Pinkish clay with a brown surface, in places fading to a brick-red hue. Surface heavily rubbed, slight loss of the rings on the neck. 1600–1450 BC, Cyprus; vessel; height 12.3 cm, diameter 6.7 cm., An aged ceramic vessel with a rounded body, a narrow neck that widens into a flared rim, and an arched handle connecting the neck to the shoulder; the surface shows a worn, textured appearance with patches and speckles. The visible colors include muted browns, grayish tones, and subtle beige areas, with some darker mottling and traces of lighter, almost pale spots against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_230

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Jug Cypriot pottery Base Ring Ware I echinus-shaped foot biconical slightly rounded belly high narrow neck terminating funnel-shaped flared spout set slight inclination plane foot ribbon-shaped handle mounted two-thirds up body merges double applied ring surrounding Pinkish clay brown surface places fading brick-red hue Surface heavily rubbed slight loss rings 1600–1450 Bc Cyprus vessel height 12.3 cm diameter 6.7 cm aged ceramic vessel rounded body narrow neck widens flared rim arched handle connecting shoulder surface worn textured appearance patches speckles visible colors include muted browns grayish tones subtle beige areas darker mottling traces lighter almost pale spots neutral gray background.